by Bob | Feb 16, 2011 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Black History Month, Richard Allen
Rev. Richard Allen: Founding the First Free Black Church Rev. Richard Allen was one of the foremost founding fathers of the African American independent churches. Born a slave in 1760, to Benjamin Crew of Philadelphia, Allen came to salvation in Christ around age...
by Bob | Feb 14, 2011 | Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Black History Month
Hardships Do Not Make It Too Hard To Love When everything in life seems to fight against family life, where do we find family unity? We uncover amazing examples of unity even through tragedy in the narratives of The Heroes of Black Church History. Deep and Fond...
by Bob | Feb 9, 2011 | Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Black History Month, Maria Stewart
Maria Stewart: Hero of Black Church History It’s 1831 and in the culture of her day, Maria Stewart has four strikes against her. She is Black; she is female; she is young; and she is widowed—in era where all four designations were horribly disrespected and dishonored....
by Bob | Feb 7, 2011 | Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Black History Month, Cugoano, Equiano
Beauty from Ashes When our fallen world falls on us, where do we find hope? We find hope’s source in the narratives of The Heroes of Black Church History. It’s Possible to Hope Captured Africans needed Divine consolation teaching that it’s possible to hope because God...
by Bob | Feb 4, 2011 | Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Black History Month, Cugoano
Does God Hear Our Cries? When we cry to God, does He hear? Does He see our suffering? We find answers to these life-altering questions in the narratives of The Heroes of Black Church History. Cries and Tears: To the God Who Hears and Sees Olaudah Equiano was not alone...